Vocabulary: 傲慢与偏见
- (prefix indicating ordinal number, as in 第六[di4 liu4] "sixth"); (literary) grades in which successful candidates in the imperial examinations were placed; (old) residence of a high official; (literary) but; however; (literary) only; just
- to duplicate; to make a copy of; to copy; to reproduce; to clone
- casual conversation; chat; gossip; to talk about (whatever comes to mind)
- time; season; period; CL:個|个[ge4]
- outdoor
- a; an; one; the whole (afternoon, summer vacation etc)
- one side; other; different; lateral component of a Chinese character (such as 刂[dao1], 亻[ren2] etc)
- grove
- quiet; secluded; isolated; peaceful
- the shade (of a tree)
- major event; major political event (war or change of regime); major social event (wedding or funeral); (do sth) in a big way; CL:件[jian4],樁|桩[zhuang1]
- thinking; scheme
- (lit.) froth and shadows; (fig.) illusion; mirage
- irascibility; irritability; (TCM) inflammation of the liver
- so that; so as to; in order to
- (often used in the context of diplomacy) to meet with; to pay a visit to; to call on
- honored guest; distinguished guest; VIP
- so-and-so; such-and-such
- to be startled; to be shocked; to be amazed
- to proceed in parallel; side by side (of two processes, developments, thoughts etc)
- 奔 bēn: 奔 ben1: to hurry; to rush; to run quickly; to elope奔 bèn: 奔 ben4: to go to; to head for; towards; Taiwan pr. [ben1]
- 托 tūo: 托 tuo1: to hold up in one's hand; to support with one's palm; sth serving as a support: a prop, a rest (e.g. arm rest); (bound form) a shill; torr (unit of pressure)托 tūo: 托 tuo1: to trust; to entrust; to be entrusted with; to act as trustee
- doorbell
- echo; sound; noise; to make a sound; to sound; to ring; loud; classifier for noises
- sophisticated; advanced (technology etc); meritorious; exemplary (deeds etc)
- appearance; looks; profile; countenance
- thoroughgoing; authentic; 100%; to the core
- to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
- (idiom) (of one's speech) eloquent; articulate
- safe and sound; well
- meaning behind the words; what sb really means to say; one's intentions as revealed in one's words; tone of speech
- to dodge; to evade
- impression (sth that stays in one's mind); a memory
- profound; deep; deep-going
- to add; to increase
- to confiscate; to seize